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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: Romancing the Shadow.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which type of artist does Morrison describe as being the most anarchic?
(a) Photographers.
(b) Writers.
(c) Painters.
(d) Readers.

2. Where does William Dunbar appear after claiming land?
(a) New York City.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Miami.

3. Who does the main female character in Sapphira and the Slave Girl demand power over?
(a) Society.
(b) Men.
(c) Her slaves.
(d) Children.

4. Which of the following words refers to denotative and connotative blackness that the African people have come to signify?
(a) Americanism.
(b) Black literature.
(c) African-American.
(d) Africanism.

5. What does Morrison reflect on the consequences of in the preface?
(a) Classic literature.
(b) Jazz music.
(c) Modern music.
(d) Contemporary novels.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of What Maisie Knew?

2. What does the American group that offers itself up as a surrogate represent a meditation on?

3. What analogy does Morrison use to describe what studies of racism should focus on?

4. In what year does William Dunbar write about suppression?

5. In what role does Morrison describe herself as assuming nothing happens?

(see the answer key)

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